The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) has a legislated mandate to combat serious and organised crime. We play a central role in protecting Australia from criminal exploitation by providing high-quality criminal intelligence that informs operational decision-making, shapes policy, and enables coordinated national responses across jurisdictions and sectors.
The serious and organised crime threat environment continues to evolve at pace. Criminal actors are increasingly transnational, technologically enabled and adaptive, exploiting vulnerabilities across borders, markets and communities. These threats do not respect jurisdictional or sectoral boundaries. Australia’s response must therefore be intelligence-led, integrated and agile, underpinned by trusted partnerships and timely intelligence sharing.
This Corporate Plan sets out the ACIC’s strategic direction over the next 4 years, reflecting a period of significant reform and organisational transformation. Building on the implementation of recommendations made by the Independent Review of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and associated Commonwealth law enforcement arrangements (ACIC Review), the ACIC is strengthening its legislative foundation and maturing as a modern intelligence organisation. Our focus is on ensuring the agency is fit-for-purpose and positioned to deliver impact for government in a complex and dynamic operating environment, shaped by increasingly sophisticated organised crime networks.
Central to this effort is our role as a national integrator of criminal intelligence. The ACIC connects intelligence holdings across Commonwealth, state and territory agencies, the National Intelligence Community, law enforcement agencies, regulators and international partners, translating complex intelligence into actionable insight.
As agencies continue to be challenged by serious and organised criminals moving between jurisdictions and diversifying their criminal activities, we also have an important role in brokering access to policing and criminal information and intelligence holdings across Australia. The ACIC does this through its national policing information systems and services. In parallel, we are also strengthening engagement with the private sector, recognising the critical role industry plays in identifying and preventing serious and organised crime exploitation across key sectors of the economy.
Our people are fundamental to the ACIC’s effectiveness. We are committed to building a skilled, diverse and professional workforce, supported by strong leadership, a values-based culture and a continued focus on wellbeing. By investing in capability and culture, we aim to be an employer of choice and a trusted partner across the National Intelligence Community and law enforcement.
As the accountable authority of the ACIC, I am pleased to present the ACIC’s Corporate Plan, prepared in accordance with paragraph 35(1)(b) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. This plan has been prepared for the 2026–27 reporting year and covers the 4-year period from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030.
Heather Cook
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
13 July 2026